Tag: Sport
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Suriname name former Dutch international Fraser as coach
July 29 : Former Dutch international Henk Fraser has been named as coach of Suriname, where he was born, the country’s football association said on Wednesday.Fraser, 60, has signed a four-year contract to take the team through to the 2030 World Cup.Fraser has extensive experience of coaching in the N
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American, Asian confederations left blindsided by FIFA’s $20 billion investment plan
July 29 : FIFA’s bombshell proposal to sell stakes in a $20 billion commercial subsidiary has drawn strong criticism from soccer’s regional confederations, which said they were blindsided by the world governing body’s plan to bring private investors into the game.The Confederations of North, Central America a
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Reaction to FIFA’s private investment plan
July 29 : FIFA said on Tuesday that it plans to create a $20 billion subsidiary to run the World Cup and its other events and will offer stakes of up to 20 per cent in it to external investors.The following are quotes and reactions.UEFA STATEMENT“This crosses a line that football’s governing
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Wimbledon broke attendance record despite World Cup clash
LONDON, July 29 : Wimbledon enjoyed a record attendance and generated nearly 5 billion social media “impressions” despite competition from the soccer World Cup, the All England Club said on Wednesday.A cumulative 550,151 fans passed through the gates during the fortnight, slightly up on 2025, with many purch
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Shanti Pereira clocks season’s best, books 200m semi-finals spot at Glasgow Commonwealth Games
Pereira finished second in her heat behind Jamaica’s Lavanya Williams.
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UEFA to hold emergency meeting with members over FIFA private investment plan, BBC reports
July 29 : UEFA is looking to hold an emergency meeting with its 55 member associations this week to discuss FIFA’s proposed sale of equity to outside investors, the BBC and ESPN reported.On Tuesday, FIFA said it plans to create a $20 billion subsidiary to run the World Cup and its other events and will…
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FIFA’s private equity push opens new front in decades-old power-struggle with Europe
MELBOURNE, July 29 : FIFA’s push to open the World Cup to private equity marks a dramatic attempt to reshape the commercial landscape of global soccer, while opening a new front in a long-running battle with Europe for power and control over the massive wealth generated by the sport.The global governing bo
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IPL’s business value soars above $20 billion, says report
NEW DELHI, July 29 : The business value of the Indian Premier League, the world’s richest Twenty20 series, has soared more than 11 per cent to $20.6 billion this year, according to U.S.-based investment bank Houlihan Lokey.Since its launch in 2008, the 10-team competition has consistently attracted cricket’s
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Brazilian court ties player’s suspension to injured opponent’s recovery
July 29 : Internacional defender Victor Gabriel has been handed an unusual suspension after seriously injuring Cruzeiro forward Gabriel Pec, a Brazilian court said on Tuesday, with the ban lasting a maximum of six months or as long as it takes Pec to recover.During a Serie A match between the sides on July 22
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Kennedy hails golden age for Australia after smashing national 100m record
MELBOURNE, July 29 : Sprinter Lachlan Kennedy has hailed a new golden age in Australian athletics after he and Torrie Lewis broke 100m national records in clinching Commonwealth Games medals in Glasgow.Kennedy ran a personal best 9.85 seconds to beat Patrick Johnson’s mark of 9.93 set in 2003 to claim a silv
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